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EP3933165A1
EP3933165A1 EP20183128.6A EP20183128A EP3933165A1 EP 3933165 A1 EP3933165 A1 EP 3933165A1 EP 20183128 A EP20183128 A EP 20183128A EP 3933165 A1 EP3933165 A1 EP 3933165A1
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John Hammargren
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Sandvik Mining and Construction Tools AB
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Priority to EP20183128.6A priority Critical patent/EP3933165A1/de
Priority to JP2022580423A priority patent/JP2023531271A/ja
Priority to BR112022026893A priority patent/BR112022026893A2/pt
Priority to CN202180040928.0A priority patent/CN115698463A/zh
Priority to PCT/EP2021/067808 priority patent/WO2022002911A1/en
Priority to CA3179275A priority patent/CA3179275A1/en
Priority to KR1020227045169A priority patent/KR20230028299A/ko
Priority to PE2022002973A priority patent/PE20230563A1/es
Priority to US18/013,215 priority patent/US20230272678A1/en
Priority to EP21737073.3A priority patent/EP4172455A1/de
Priority to MX2022016467A priority patent/MX2022016467A/es
Priority to AU2021298830A priority patent/AU2021298830A1/en
Publication of EP3933165A1 publication Critical patent/EP3933165A1/de
Priority to CL2022003779A priority patent/CL2022003779A1/es
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/02—Couplings; joints
    • E21B17/04—Couplings; joints between rod or the like and bit or between rod and rod or the like
    • E21B17/042—Threaded
    • E21B17/0426—Threaded with a threaded cylindrical portion, e.g. for percussion rods
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/02—Couplings; joints
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/02—Couplings; joints
    • E21B17/04—Couplings; joints between rod or the like and bit or between rod and rod or the like
    • E21B17/042—Threaded

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  • the present invention relates to a female portion to form part of a thread joint for a percussive drilling tool, especially for, although not exclusively for drill bits and drill rods.
  • Percussion drilling is used to create a long borehole via a plurality of elongate drill string rods coupled together end-to-end by interconnected male and female threads.
  • a drill bit may be connected to a single rod.
  • the well-established technique breaks rock by hammering impacts transferred from the rock drill bit to the rock at the bottom of the borehole.
  • the rock drill bit is mounted at one end of the drill string via a male thread on the endmost drill string rod to a female thread on the drill bit.
  • the energy required to break the rock is generated by a hydraulically driven piston that contacts the end of the drill string (via a shank adaptor) to create a stress (or shock) wave that propagates through the drill string to a drill bit.
  • Conventional threaded joints are described in US 4,332,502 ; US 4,398,756 ; US 4,687,368 and DE 2800887 .
  • Threaded joints in the percussive drilling tool such as those between drill string rods and between the endmost drill string rod and the drill bit are subjected to bending forces during drilling from the stress waves that propagate the drill string. These bending moments fatigue the threaded joints and lead to breakage within the threaded portion of the joint. Eventually the stress will cause the threaded joint to get worn out and eventually fail.
  • a female portion to form part of a thread joint for a percussive drilling tool comprising: a mounting sleeve having an axial end, wherein the mounting sleeve surrounds an internal cavity having an axial inner wall at the opposing end of the mounting sleeve compared to the axial end; wherein the mounting sleeve has at least one substantially cylindrical internally threaded section having a length L 1 , a thread entrance towards the axial end and a thread exit towards the axial inner wall; a thread clearance section positioned between the axial inner wall and the thread exit having a length L 2 and a diameter D 1 ; a guiding section positioned between the thread entrance and the axial end of the sleeve having a length, L 3 ; characterized in that: 0 ⁇ L 3 -L 2 ⁇ 12. More preferably, 5 ⁇ L 3 -
  • this reduces the stress in the female portion of the threaded joint, meaning the risk of breakages in the female portion is decreased. Furthermore, if the stress in the female portion is increased then the diameter of the male threaded part can be increased which improves the performance of the percussive drilling tool.
  • L 1 is between 25-56 mm, more preferably between 30-45 mm.
  • the total length of the female thread (L1 + L2 + L3) is between 70 to 86 mm.
  • this is the most optimal length of threaded section for increased performance.
  • L 2 /L 1 > 0.01x D 1 .
  • by increasing the ratio of the length of the thread clearance area compared to the length of the threaded section means that the stress in thread clearance area decreases.
  • L 2 / L 1 > 26%, more preferably L 2 / L 1 > 32%.
  • increasing the ratio of the length of the thread clearance area compared to the length of the threaded section means that the stress in thread clearance area decreases.
  • L 2 / L 1 ⁇ 65%, more preferably ⁇ 50%.
  • this provides sufficient length in the threaded section to achieve a secure threaded connection.
  • L 2 / D 1 > 30%, more preferably L 1 / D 1 > 38%.
  • increasing the ratio of the length of the thread clearance area compared to the diameter of the threaded section means that the stress in thread clearance area decreases. Therefore, the diameter of the thread clearance and female thread can be increased and consequently so can the diameter of the male part, which leads to increased performance of the male part and less risk of skirt failures in the female part.
  • L 2 / D 1 ⁇ 65%, more preferably ⁇ 50%.
  • this enables a secure threaded connection.
  • the female portion is a drill bit. In an alternative embodiment, the female portion is a female end of a drill string rod.
  • FIG 1 shows a percussive drilling tool 2 whereby a drill rod 4 is threadedly coupled to a drill bit 6 of conventional design.
  • the percussive drilling tool 2 is especially used for top hammer drilling. Shockwaves generated by a surface piston (not shown) are translated through the mated surfaces from the drill rod 4 to the drill bit 6.
  • the drill rod 4 comprises an axially extending main length section 8 that is terminated at one end by a male end 10 and at a second opposite end by a female end 12 having a longitudinal axis 14.
  • the drill rod 4 is capable of being coupled end-to-end with other further drill rods to form a drill string (not shown) via another thread joint.
  • Figure 2 shows that alternatively the drill bit 6 may be connected to a single drill rod 4 having two male ends 10.
  • Figure 3 shows a cross section of the female end 12 of the drill rod 4 having a mounting sleeve 18 and an internal cavity 20, which is a hollow space, for receiving the male end 10 of the drill rod.
  • Figure 4 shows a cross section of the drill bit 6 comprising an axially forwardmost drill head 16 of convention design for example comprising a rock crushing means, most typically this is a plurality of wear resistant cutting buttons projecting axially forward from the drill head (not shown); a mounting sleeve 18 that comprises an axially extending internal cavity 20 for receiving the male end 10 of the drill rod 4.
  • the present invention relates to a special design for a female portion 22 that forms part of a thread joint for a percussive drilling tool 2.
  • the female portion 22 could be either the female end 12 on the drill rod 4 or the drill bit 6.
  • Figure 5 shows a cross section of an internal profile of the cavity 20 of the female portion 22, in other words figure 5 is an enlargement of the interior of figure 3 or figure 4 .
  • the cavity 20 has an axial inner wall 24 for abutment with a male end 10 of a drill rod 4. Further, the cavity 20 has at least one substantially cylindrical internally threaded section 26 having a thread entrance 28 at the axially opposite end compared to the axial inner wall 24 and a thread exit 30 nearer to the axial inner wall 24.
  • the threaded section 26 has a length, L 1 , which is defined as the length between the thread entrance 28 and the thread exit 30.
  • the cavity 20 of the female portion 22 also has a thread clearance section 32 positioned between the axial inner wall 24 and the threaded section 26.
  • the thread clearance section 32 is circumferential concave recess.
  • the thread clearance section 32 has a length, L 2 , which is defined as the length between the thread exit 30 and the axial inner wall 24.
  • the thread clearance section has a diameter, D 1 .
  • the guiding section 50 has a length, L 3 , which is defined as the length between the thread entrance 28 and an axial end 52 of the sleeve 18.
  • the guiding section 50 can either be a constant diameter across the whole of the guiding section 50 or it could optionally be stepped so that it has at least two different diameters.
  • L 3 - L 2 for female portions 22 according to the present invention is ⁇ 12, more preferably ⁇ 11.5, even more preferably ⁇ 11.
  • L 3 - L 2 for female portions 22 according to the present invention is >0, more preferably >5, even more preferably >7.
  • L 1 is between 25-56 mm, more preferably between 30-45 mm.
  • L 2 / L 1 > 26%, more preferably >32%.
  • L 2 / L 1 ⁇ 65%, more preferably ⁇ 50%.
  • L 2 / D 1 > 30%, more preferably >38%.
  • L 2 / D 1 ⁇ 65%, more preferably ⁇ 50%.
  • Table 1 shows a summary of stress measurements for prior art and inventive female portions 22, it can clearly be seen that the stress in the region of the thread clearance is lower for the inventive samples.
  • Table 1 Summary of stress measurements Example D 1 (mm) L 3 -L 2 Stress (MPa) in the region of the thread clearance on the female portion of a threaded joint. 1 (prior art) 33.1 12.7 305 2 (invention) 33.1 11.0 290 3 (prior art) 36.5 14.3 300 4 (invention) 36.5 10.5 275

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EP20183128.6A EP3933165A1 (de) 2020-06-30 2020-06-30 Gewindespiel
PE2022002973A PE20230563A1 (es) 2020-06-30 2021-06-29 Holgura de rosca
US18/013,215 US20230272678A1 (en) 2020-06-30 2021-06-29 Thread clearance
CN202180040928.0A CN115698463A (zh) 2020-06-30 2021-06-29 螺纹间隙
PCT/EP2021/067808 WO2022002911A1 (en) 2020-06-30 2021-06-29 Thread clearance
CA3179275A CA3179275A1 (en) 2020-06-30 2021-06-29 Thread clearance
KR1020227045169A KR20230028299A (ko) 2020-06-30 2021-06-29 쓰레드 클리어런스
JP2022580423A JP2023531271A (ja) 2020-06-30 2021-06-29 ねじクリアランス
BR112022026893A BR112022026893A2 (pt) 2020-06-30 2021-06-29 Folga de rosca
EP21737073.3A EP4172455A1 (de) 2020-06-30 2021-06-29 Gewindespiel
MX2022016467A MX2022016467A (es) 2020-06-30 2021-06-29 Holgura de rosca.
AU2021298830A AU2021298830A1 (en) 2020-06-30 2021-06-29 Thread clearance
CL2022003779A CL2022003779A1 (es) 2020-06-30 2022-12-27 Holgura de rosca.

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DE2800887A1 (de) 1977-01-11 1978-07-13 Padley & Venables Ltd Aus loesbar miteinander verbundenen elementen bestehendes bohrgestaenge
US4332502A (en) 1977-01-11 1982-06-01 Padley & Venables Limited Apparatus for use in drilling
US4398756A (en) 1980-09-15 1983-08-16 Vallourec, S. A. Cylindro-conical pipe joint
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JP2023531271A (ja) 2023-07-21
EP4172455A1 (de) 2023-05-03
BR112022026893A2 (pt) 2023-01-24
AU2021298830A1 (en) 2023-02-02
MX2022016467A (es) 2023-02-01
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